National networks

Recycling Technical Assistance Partnership National Network A national information-sharing resource designed to help businesses and manufacturers increase their use of recovered materials. 

Frescholtz 2002). Although ongoing and new planned field and laboratory studies are designed to further test this hypothesis, we feel that it is warranted at this time to develop a pilot-scale network of aimual ecosystem fluxes of THg in TF and LF as indicators of total atmospheric deposition. These fluxes can then be compared with measured wet plus modeled diy deposition based on both inferential and regional-scale models to develop independent estimates of total atmospheric deposition for forested catchments. We also believe that this approach could eventually be applied to a national network, such as the MDN. Although this method is best aimed at forested sites, ongoing research will address methods appropriate for other ecosystems. 

Henry, J.R., An Overview of the Phytoremediation of Lead and Mercury, National Network of Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS), U.S. EPA, Technology Innovation Office, Washington, 2000. 

Chappell, J., 1997, Ph)4oremediation of TCE Using Populus, Status report prepared for the US EPA Technology Innovation Office under a National Network of Environmental Management Studies Fellowship, pp.1-38. 

The national network of air pollution measurements is keyed to the 247 air quality control regions (aqcr s), which were classified according to the relative severity of their pollution problems. The classification is a ranking of measured ambient air concentrations or the estimated air quality in the area of maximal severity. The priorities for air quality problem severity are as follows ... 

Beyond Pesticides is a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies which reduce or eliminate a dependency on toxic chemicals. ... 

The future ( ) Water replaces fossil fuels as the primary resource of hydrogen. Hydrogen is distributed via national networks of hydrogen transport pipelines and fueling stations. Hydrogen... 

Since its founding in 1970, the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws has been the principal national advocate for legalizing marijuana. Today NORML serves as the umbrella group fur a national network of activists committed to ending marijuana prohibition. 

The national networks have established several monitoring sites conducting measurements of traditional air pollutants including particulate matter. In Greece the Ministry of the Environment has established 15 monitoring stations in the... 

Check out Chefs Collaborative s national network of more than 1,000 members of the food community who promote sustainable cuisine by committing to local, seasonal, and artisanal cooking. Their members restaurants (in almost all states) are listed at www.chefscollaborative.org... 

Abandoned or inactive sites in the USA are regulated through the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) or the Superfund, first signed in 1980 and reauthorized in 1986 in the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA). Superfund Contract Laboratory Program (CLP) is a national network of EPA representatives, EPA contractors, and commercial environmental laboratories that support EPA s Superfund projects under... 

National Network of ADA Centers (Americans with Disabilities Act) www.adata.org... 

NFPs maintain and develop the national network, facilitate and co-ordinate contacts, requests and deliveries at the national and EU level. In addition, they act as advisers to their EEA Management Board members and develop contacts with other relevant networks such as Eurostat. In order to promote key EEA publications, many NFPs organise launch events and issue press releases. 

The program objectives are also consistent with the Association of Academic Health Centers proposal presented to the Association of Academic Health Centers Biodefense Council in November of 2002. This proposal called for the establishment of a national network of... 

In 1995, a somewhat different note was sounded from France, where all mumps vaccines produced and marketed at that time contained the Urabe vaccine strain. The incidence of vaccine-associated meningitis was estimated using two different data sources the national network of hospital virology laboratories and the manufacturer s pharmacovigilance department (47). The risk of vaccine-associated meningitis was assessed at one case per 28 400 doses distributed when using the... 

Starting in 1972, a national network of COSH groups developed nationwide - Committees/Coali-tions on Occupational Safety and Health. Currently there are 22 COSH groups across the country -private, nonprofit coalitions of labor unions, health and technical professionals, and others interested in promoting and advocating for worker health and safety. 

The NLM Web site (www.nlm.nih.gov), which is a portal to information on its healthcare databases, news, research programs, and library programs PubMed, a free NLM database search service MEDLINEp/wi, a Web site for consumer health information the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Development and implementation of an integrated library catalog (LOCATORp/ns) that can be searched through the Internet Creation of... 

APhA, American Pharmaceutical Association MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report VISI, The Vaccine Identification Standards Initiative NNII, National Network for Immunization Information. 

Carleton B, Poole R, Smith M et al (2009) Adverse reaction active surveillance developing a national network in Canada s children s hospital. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 18 713-721... 

Launch of the Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange (P2RX), a national network of regional P2 centers, funded through the EPA... 

Interest in precipitation chemistry dates back to the 18th century, but only since 1977 has the U.S. established a national network for monitoring at a level sufficient to describe the chemical climate. The siting criteria, quality assurance, and standardized equipment and analytical methodology are addressed to insure the highest quality data for interpretative research. The national distribution of concentration and deposition for calcium, ammonium, chloride, nitrate, sulfate, and pH are shown in a series of maps. 

U.S. Sampling Activities. During the early quarter of this century, agriculturalists in the U.S. showed interest in the amount of nutrient falling on productive soils as evidenced by the literature in the 1920 s Q,4). Following the lead of Sweden, some interest in the chemistry of precipitation was expressed by meteorologists in the U.S. which culminated in the establishment of a national network in 1955 Q,6). This network was operated for a single year (1955-1956)... 

A short time after the demise of this initial network a similar one was begun by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) in 1960. This network was maintained until 1966 with management responsibilities eventually falling upon the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) ( ). No national network was operated after the closing of the PHS/NCAR stations in the 1960 s although several isolated measurement programs were carried out in various parts of the country An excellent summary of sampling activities in North America is available for additional information (13). 

The main services that cany out air quality monitoring are the National Institute of Public Health (NIPH) and the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI). In addition a number of companies and institutions contribute to the national network with a few stations each. 

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